A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association highlights that this disease actually affects more women than men.
Heartwire

A new analysis of the NRMI registry also finds that women under 55 have the highest risk of death after MI.
Heartwire

A new study is helping to tease out the contributions of different pregnancy complications to future CVD risk in women; the results show that the mechanisms linking each condition to CV risk likely differ.
Heartwire

A new study is helping to tease out the contributions of different pregnancy complications to future CVD risk in women; the results show that the mechanisms linking each condition to CV risk likely differ.
Heartwire

Differences in appropriate-therapy and device-related complication rates in a prospective study question (once again) whether women and men should have the same ICD-eligibility criteria.
Heartwire

Based on the meta-analysis, which included 18 clinical trials, investigators conclude that the benefits of statin therapy for the reduction of cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality extend to both men and women.
Heartwire

New data from the Women’s Health Initiative hints that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by previous studies, with investigators reporting a 48% increased risk of diabetes among women taking the lipid-lowering medications.
Heartwire

Hypertension in pregnancy may indicate a chronic medical problem, gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia. The NICE guidelines bring you up-to-date on all of these and more.
Heart

Probably the first study to examine fish-eating patterns and subsequent risk of CVD events among women of childbearing age demonstrates that even modest consumption can have immediate, protective effects.
Heartwire

This short report underscores the importance of identifying those women who are most at risk for sudden cardiac death, and the ways in which they can best be managed and treated.
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Henry Black talks to Lisa Young, who describes in detail how to explain portion control and its importance to your patients.
Medscape Cardiology

Hot flashes are associated with generally adverse lipid changes in midlife women, and this may bode ill for their cardiovascular health, researchers said at the North American Menopause Society annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Reuters Health Information

Ileana L. Piña talks to Bruce Wilkoff, President of the Heart Rhythm Society, about all aspects of atrial fibrillation, with solid recommendations for management strategy.
Medscape Cardiology

A study shows hot flashes in menopause may predict high cholesterol.
WebMD Health News

Knowing who is at risk, counseling appropriately, and screening newborns could go a long way toward reducing the morbidity and mortality of congenital heart defects.
CDC Expert Commentary

The idea that women are protected from heart disease until they go through menopause is false, say US researchers. The findings indicate that doctors should pay attention to CVD-prevention messages in younger women too.
Heartwire

Some key differences between women and men hospitalized for heart failure include longer hospital stays and a lower likelihood of receiving blood thinners.
Medscape Medical News

Ileana Piña discusses atrial fibrillation and what it means for patient outcomes, particularly in women. She also talks about the use of dronedarone and provides some other afib pearls.
Medscape Cardiology

Women have a 25% greater risk of coronary heart disease from smoking compared with men, an alarming increase that researchers say, if anything, might be on the conservative side.
Heartwire

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, of UCSD provides a useful and concise overview of arrhythmias in women and warns that women may be treated less aggressively than men.
UCSD School of Medicine

For cesarean deliveries in women with heart disease, carbetocin might be a safer choice than oxytocin, researchers say.
Reuters Health Information

Howard Weintraub comments on AIM-High and studies in postmenopausal women that call into question increasing HDL in all cases.
Medscape Cardiology

Women who adhere to a healthy lifestyle have a much lower risk of sudden cardiac death than those who do not. This is the first study to note the importance of such a lifestyle for this outcome.
Heartwire

A new report identifies the top 10 unanswered questions in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease in women. The report is intended as a road map for future research in women’s cardiovascular health and is meant to improve early detection, diagnoses, and treatment for women with or at risk of cardiovascular disease.
Heartwire

Caffeinated coffee is neither harmful nor beneficial for women with known cardiovascular disease, according to an analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study.
Heartwire

Much of the excess mortality appears attributable to the occurrence of heart failure and stroke prior to death; therefore, CV risk factors should be managed aggressively in patients with AF.
Heartwire

Having a hysterectomy and/or oophrectomy could have detrimental effects on cardiovascular risk. Find out why.
European Heart Journal

A test for human papillomavirus identifies highest-risk cervical cancer viruses.
WebMD Health News

With more women participating in CVD research studies data are now available to make more definitive recommendations.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The pathophysiology, symptomatology, and risks for coronary heart disease in women differs significantly from that of men. What do you need to know for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment?
Southern Medical Journal